any small rounded nodule or elevation, esp on the skin, on a bone, or on a plant
2.
any small rounded pathological lesion of the tissues, esp one characteristic of tuberculosis
Word origin
C16: from Latin tūberculum a little swelling, diminutive of tuber
tuberculum in American English
(tuˈbɜːrkjələm, tju-)
nounWord forms: plural-la (-lə)
a tubercle
Word origin
[1685–95; ‹ NL, L]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: accumulator, blowhole, patchwork, sideline, sterilize
Examples of 'tuberculum' in a sentence
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Tuberculum sellar and sphenoid region tumors presented earlier with visual impairment with or without hormonal abnormalities.
Wilfred C Mezue, Samuel C Ohaegbulam, Chika C Ndubuisi, Mark C Chikani, David S Achebe 2012, 'Intracranial meningiomas managed at Memfys hospital for neurosurgery in Enugu, Nigeria',Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practicehttp://www.ruralneuropractice.com/article.asp?issn=0976-3147;year=2012;volume=3;issue=3;spage=320;epage=323;aulast=Mezue. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Ophthalmologists should be aware that a small tuberculum sellae meningioma can cause acute visual symptoms due to optic canal involvement.
Chai Y, Yamazaki H, Kondo A, Oshitari T, Yamamoto S 2012, 'Case of acute optic nerve compression caused by tuberculum sellae meningioma withoptic canal involvement', Clinical Ophthalmologyhttp://www.dovepress.com/case-of-acute-optic-nerve-compression-caused-by-tuberculum-sellae-meni-a9847. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)